Admission to ONU

If you have already started or submitted an application, and have questions or concerns, please contact the Office of Admissions at 888-408-4668. Please DO NOT start a new application or resubmit an additional application.

Freshman Admission

Ohio Northern operates on a rolling admissions basis. This means that applications for admission will be accepted year round *. In order to qualify for maximum scholarship consideration, students should still submit their applications as early as possible.

Once we have received all of your application materials, we will notify you via mail of our decision within two to four weeks.

Once your application file is complete, it will be evaluated in the following three categories:

Aptitude: ACT/SAT test scores

Achievement: high-school record, essay, recommendations

Activities: out-of-classroom interests, including volunteer service and jobs

After a College of Pharmacy evaluation, selected applicants will be invited to campus for a personal interview, which is required for admission consideration. If you are not invited, you will be notified that you will not receive further consideration for pharmacy admission.

Interviews for the College of Pharmacy will take place in early January, and final admission decisions will be made prior to the end of February.

Graduate Students

ONU now offers a graduate program in the professional practice of accounting. Offered through the James F. Dicke College of Business Administration, the program will enable accounting professionals to obtain enough credit hours to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam while simultaneously earning a master’s degree in the professional practice of accounting. Apply online for the Master of Professional Practice in Accounting.